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The Roots of Heaven

- Of human laughter, wonder and tenderness !

In French Equatorial Africa, an idealist campaigns to save the African elephant, gaining support from a nightclub hostess and an ex-soldier. His cause attracts a mix of characters, including a U.S. commentator, a government aide opposed to him, and an ivory hunter with conflicting interests.

Release Date : 1958-10-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Darryl F. Zanuck Productions20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Errol Flynn

Character Name : Forsythe

Original Name : Errol Flynn

Gender : Male

Trevor Howard

Character Name : Morel

Original Name : Trevor Howard

Gender : Male

Eddie Albert

Character Name : Abe Fields

Original Name : Eddie Albert

Gender : Male

Juliette Gréco

Character Name : Minna

Original Name : Juliette Gréco

Gender : Female

Orson Welles

Character Name : Cy Sedgewick

Original Name : Orson Welles

Gender : Male

Paul Lukas

Character Name : Saint Denis

Original Name : Paul Lukas

Gender : Male

Herbert Lom

Character Name : Orsini

Original Name : Herbert Lom

Gender : Male

Edric Connor

Character Name : Waitari

Original Name : Edric Connor

Gender : Male

Grégoire Aslan

Character Name : Habib

Original Name : Grégoire Aslan

Gender : Male

André Luguet

Character Name : Governor

Original Name : André Luguet

Gender : Male

Friedrich von Ledebur

Character Name : Peer Qvist

Original Name : Friedrich von Ledebur

Gender : Male

Olivier Hussenot

Character Name : The Baron

Original Name : Olivier Hussenot

Gender : Male

Pierre Dudan

Character Name : Maj. Scholscher

Original Name : Pierre Dudan

Gender : Male

Marc Doelnitz

Character Name : De Vries

Original Name : Marc Doelnitz

Gender : Male

Francis de Wolff

Character Name : Father Fargue

Original Name : Francis de Wolff

Gender : Male

Dan Jackson

Character Name : Madjumba

Original Name : Dan Jackson

Gender : Male

Maurice Cannon

Character Name : Haas

Original Name : Maurice Cannon

Gender : Male

Jacques Marin

Character Name : Cerisot

Original Name : Jacques Marin

Gender : Male

Alain Saury

Character Name : A.D.C.

Original Name : Alain Saury

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-04

I just wonder how much acting Errol Flynn or Orson Welles actually had to do in this really disappointing and meandering yarn - they both appear as disinterested as the other. Trevor Howard doesn't fare much better as the early ecologist "Morel" who is determined to put a stop to elephant hunting. That's quite a task given he is slap bang amidst French Equatorial Africa where most of the community is employed in this "sport" and most of the establishment takes part. More by luck than judgement, his campaign attracts the attention of "Sedgewick" (Welles) and soon photographer Eddie Albert ("Abe") in on site to capture the images and tell the world the story. What now ensues is a battle with the hunters now having something entirely new to hunt. The story isn't half bad, but the execution is rally poor. Flynn, playing a dissolute former British officer is nowhere near his best form, Welles features but sparingly and the rest of this is looks little better than a glorified episode of "Daktari" (without "Clarence"). It is way, way, too long with production standards that are mediocre at best. It's sad to see such an high profile ensemble cast going to waste like this, but this is really pretty dull and forgettable.